Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-02-19
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DIR. Windtnorst, leader of the Centre
(Catholic) PARTY in the German reichstag,
in political address delivered in Cologne,
took position of opposition to the pope's s,
who recently EXPRESSED wish that the cen
tire I arty adopt q policy of Cancellation on
the septennale bill. Windthorst said the
pope's advocacy of the septennate oil was
independent or the merits of the measure
and arose from reasons of expectancy, and
from political considerations. The pope
could not be displeased with his faithful
sons in Germany for refusal to comply
with his political wishes when he had lose ly
examined into the reasons which lmpelied
them.
DeKalb, Texas, ives thrown into fever
of excitement when the information reached
there that deadly battle had been fought
about five miles from there by four male
members of a family named White, who
were pitted against Colonel John 4. Rosser,
his son Willie, aged Is years, and hired
man named Mullins, resulted in the killing
of three of tie Whites and Colonel Rosser,
and the Wosnding of his boy. The coroner's
Jury went to the home of the White family.
where the shooting occurred. On the ground
In front of the entrance was found the body
of j. @. White, bullet hole through his
breast and one through his side. In the
center of the room, in a great pool o. blood,
lay Walter White, dead, shot twice through
the u OK and breast. Upon the bed In a
half sitting posture, wss Lawson White,
dead, with a gun cooked end clutched In
his hands. A bullet hole through his head
told how he met his death. In one corner
of the room was found Rosser's son shot
through the side, with Winchester at hjs
side. Blood was everywhere and over every
thing. Half mile further on and the home
of Rosser was reached. Here again was a
sad scene. In. the center of the room
was the dead body of Rosser. surrounded
by his weeping wife and children. He had
received death wound through the neck at
the hands of old man White, but being a
man of great vitality, after having, as he
killed all the Whites, he mounted
his horse and rode home, dying IS he entered
the door. The trouble had it's origin in a
law suit. A " ar ago the Whites bought a
piece of land of the Rossers, and failing to
pay for it he brought suit to gain possession
of the properly. A writ of dispossession had
been issued last week against White, but
had been recalled Tor some reason and was
not served. This angered ROsser, and yester-
day in company with his son and hired man,
all armed, they went to Whites place to
the Rosssr party into the house. Rosser and
his son entered and made known the object
of their visit. A few words we're passed and
the firing began. Old man White staggered
from the house and fell dead in the yard,
the elder Rosser emptying his revolver at
him. The boy was inside, and his version
of it is that the elder White SHOT him and his
father and he shot old man White. One of
them turned Winchester upon the White
boys to Keep them from shooting his father.
About fifteen shots were fired with deadly
off nf oIYp nfs nd
wounding the boy.
Lizzie Ford, blind woman, walked into
the Chicago river at jackson street and float
ed four blocks before she could be rescued.
bill to prohibit convict labor after the
expiration of certain contracts was intro
duced in the Wisconsin assembly.
Thomas Russell, chairman of the Massa-
chusetts railroad commission, formerly
minister to Venezuela, died recently in Bos-
ton.
The hardware store of Bacon d Co., at
Chelsea, Michigan, was wrecked by the ex-
plosion of one hundred pounds of powder.
A fire which followed burned four stores,
the total less being $4,000.
An English company with a capital of
81, 300, goo, has arranged to work ten farms
of ten thousand acres each, scattered along
the Canadian Pacific road. Thoroughbred
stock will be brought over from England.
woman giving the name of Reagan,
while buying fruit at stand in Chicago,
left bandbox containing $4,000 in money
and jewelry. A policeman searched along
the stores and found it, for which she ex-
pressed her thanks.
Reports are coming in daily from the
ranges near Bluut, Dakota. of the loss of
cattle, owing to the scarcity of feed and in
protection from the severe winter
weather. There has been snow on the
ground continually since the middle of No
vember, and it has been necessary to feed
during that time. All the straw piles, one,
,wo and three years old, have been bought
Up by cattle men and 81 per load is readily
paid where it is found on the ground for
wheat straw. The loss already will reach
from 8 to 20per cent.
Mr.. Hugh G. Wallace, of Salt Lake City,
receiver of public moneys for Utah, in
speaking of the Edmunds-Tucker anti
polygamy bill in the event of its becoming
q law said: Irrespective of political affilia-
lions the non Mormons of Utah are unani-
mously of the opinion that this bill will be
The death blow to polygamy, and ultimately
,rush the political power of the church and
state. which is now absolute. 1t perfects
he provisions of existing laws looking to
10 the punishment of those who practice
,olygamy and kindred crimes. It takes
rom the church the power of electing most
If the territorial officers. Under this pro-
ision it is thought that wiser measures
or the government of the territory will be
dopted, at the same time that the Mormon
PRIESTHOOD will be stripped of their inordi-
ate power. The bill under consideration
the women, and requires the
nen to take and subscribe to an oath in
that they are not practicing poly
amy, that they will obey the laws against
and unlawful Capitalization, land
ill not abet. aid, counsel, or advise the
of those crimes. You will see,
therefore,, that if this bill becomes q law
he vote by which the Mormon church has
heretofore alnained it's power ever the |
tate will be diminished; first by the woman |
ote, and second by the men, who will not |
Ike oath.
George Messmer, laborer in the employ |
Z a local firm Of wino xparChonka IN, Co.. /